public houses

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 5:58 pm

Couldn't get on the old thread of this name as the quote prompt was missing!Yesterday my wife and me thought we'd have a walk up the alley off Briggate leading up the back of the City Varieties. I don't think we've been up there for years but my memory says that in the 60's the White Swan pub there, was called the Piccadilly Bar. I can remember back then our little gang of lads would have a drink in as many pubs as possible and finishing up in the Yorkshire Hussar about 9pm. We would then head off for the Mecca about 9.50pm to get there just before 10pm as Savile wouldn't let you in after 10! He stood on the top step eyeing us up to see if we were in our cups! We generally were but he never said anything! Good days and nights!

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 11:33 am

stutterdog wrote: Couldn't get on the old thread of this name as the quote prompt was missing!Yesterday my wife and me thought we'd have a walk up the alley off Briggate leading up the back of the City Varieties. I don't think we've been up there for years but my memory says that in the 60's the White Swan pub there, was called the Piccadilly Bar. I can remember back then our little gang of lads would have a drink in as many pubs as possible and finishing up in the Yorkshire Hussar about 9pm. We would then head off for the Mecca about 9.50pm to get there just before 10pm as Savile wouldn't let you in after 10! He stood on the top step eyeing us up to see if we were in our cups! We generally were but he never said anything! Good days and nights! Stutterdog, we trod similar paths though a few years apart. Sadly, all the best haunts have gone or changed beyond recognition nowadays. I've not heard "cups" used that way in years. Now more Anglo-Saxon terms seem to be the order of the day.Good Health.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 11:47 am

jdbythesea wrote: stutterdog wrote: Couldn't get on the old thread of this name as the quote prompt was missing!Yesterday my wife and me thought we'd have a walk up the alley off Briggate leading up the back of the City Varieties. I don't think we've been up there for years but my memory says that in the 60's the White Swan pub there, was called the Piccadilly Bar. I can remember back then our little gang of lads would have a drink in as many pubs as possible and finishing up in the Yorkshire Hussar about 9pm. We would then head off for the Mecca about 9.50pm to get there just before 10pm as Savile wouldn't let you in after 10! He stood on the top step eyeing us up to see if we were in our cups! We generally were but he never said anything! Good days and nights! Stutterdog, we trod similar paths though a few years apart. Sadly, all the best haunts have gone or changed beyond recognition nowadays. I've not heard "cups" used that way in years. Now more Anglo-Saxon terms seem to be the order of the day.Good Health. Thanks jd, yes,there were many like us it seems but my question was not answered. Was the White Swan pub previously the Picaddilly Bar? Anyone ?

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 12:02 pm

stutterdog wrote: jdbythesea wrote: stutterdog wrote: Couldn't get on the old thread of this name as the quote prompt was missing!Yesterday my wife and me thought we'd have a walk up the alley off Briggate leading up the back of the City Varieties. I don't think we've been up there for years but my memory says that in the 60's the White Swan pub there, was called the Piccadilly Bar. I can remember back then our little gang of lads would have a drink in as many pubs as possible and finishing up in the Yorkshire Hussar about 9pm. We would then head off for the Mecca about 9.50pm to get there just before 10pm as Savile wouldn't let you in after 10! He stood on the top step eyeing us up to see if we were in our cups! We generally were but he never said anything! Good days and nights! Stutterdog, we trod similar paths though a few years apart. Sadly, all the best haunts have gone or changed beyond recognition nowadays. I've not heard "cups" used that way in years. Now more Anglo-Saxon terms seem to be the order of the day.Good Health. Thanks jd, yes,there were many like us it seems but my question was not answered. Was the White Swan pub previously the Picaddilly Bar? Anyone ? The White Swan has always been there. The Piccadilly Bar was just a part of it (maybe all of it). Entrance from the laneway or down the stairs at the side of the City Varieties on the Headrow.

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 12:08 pm

Yes SD definitely the Piccadilly bar. One of my haunts in the late 60s, along with Whitelocks, Ship, King Charles then on to the central night club. Was on Briggate on Sunday andcalledfor a swift one in Whitlocks, what a cracking pint of Kirkstall pale ale.

yorkiesknob · Post by **yorkiesknob** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 1:01 pm

Geoff, that's exactly my route in the very early 70s plus The Peel. The Central drink of choice Double Diamond,but then you didn't go there for it choice or quality of its ale.

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 2:57 pm

zip55 wrote: stutterdog wrote: Thanks jd, yes,there were many like us it seems but my question was not answered. Was the White Swan pub previously the Picaddilly Bar? Anyone ? The White Swan has always been there. The Piccadilly Bar was just a part of it (maybe all of it). Entrance from the laneway or down the stairs at the side of the City Varieties on the Headrow. Although it was always known in my - dare I say our - time as the Piccadilly Bar, I think zip55 is correct in saying 'just a part of it'.Certainly when we started going there in the late sixties, there were two entry doors from Swan Street into the pub. As far as I can remember, the windows above these doors were clearly marked. One said 'Piccadilly Bar' and the other said 'American Bar'. But it was always known as the Piccadilly.Anyone else with a similar recollection?

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 3:32 pm

salt 'n pepper wrote: zip55 wrote: stutterdog wrote: Thanks jd, yes,there were many like us it seems but my question was not answered. Was the White Swan pub previously the Picaddilly Bar? Anyone ? The White Swan has always been there. The Piccadilly Bar was just a part of it (maybe all of it). Entrance from the laneway or down the stairs at the side of the City Varieties on the Headrow. Although it was always known in my - dare I say our - time as the Piccadilly Bar, I think zip55 is correct in saying 'just a part of it'.Certainly when we started going there in the late sixties, there were two entry doors from Swan Street into the pub. As far as I can remember, the windows above these doors were clearly marked. One said 'Piccadilly Bar' and the other said 'American Bar'. But it was always known as the Piccadilly.Anyone else with a similar recollection? Can't remember getting into the Piccadilly from the Headrow side,but my memory is not too good on this. When I was in the White Swan the other day it seemed smaller than in the early 60's.It's now run by the Leeds Brewery and they do an offer at the moment any 3 of 1/3rd of a pint of Real ales for £3.30.I just had a pint of Leeds best Bitter, very nice too! I think zip55 is probably right in his recollection.Thanks to everyone who mad e a contribution to this thread.

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 4:04 pm

yorkiesknob wrote: Geoff, that's exactly my route in the very early 70s plus The Peel. The Central drink of choice Double Diamond,but then you didn't go there for it choice or quality of its ale. Forgot the Peel, that was the last stop before the Central,had some good bands at the Peel.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 4:19 pm

geoffb wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: Geoff, that's exactly my route in the very early 70s plus The Peel. The Central drink of choice Double Diamond,but then you didn't go there for it choice or quality of its ale. Forgot the Peel, that was the last stop before the Central,had some good bands at the Peel. Didn't get in the Peel much as I wasn't a jazz fan. Early doors on a Sat. night in the early 60's, 6 of us walked into the Dolphin, there weren't many in and the landlord was laid full length on a bench seat. He looked at us, pointed to the door and we all turned around and walked back out! He obviously didn't like the look of us! But I think the Dolphin in those days was a "gay" bar!